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Former CEO of Allianz Life says regulators barked up the wrong tree: The objective of regulations should be aimed at “protecting the insurance companies from themselves.”

Seward says association will fight push for federal regulation of insurance.

The reinsurer will use AIR’s model to analyze catastrophe exposures.

A new report from Smallwood Maike and Associates warns that insurers must be diligent with all expenditures, especially IT, in the face of this economic downturn.

A report from Celent states insurers should turn to vendors for help with accessing and using data, but warns that insurers need to understand where each vendor’s solution fits in the context of a data initiative.

TowerGroup expects "four Rs"—risk, revenue, regulation and retirement—to shape the insurance industry in 2009.

More agencies are being formed than in past years, particularly in areas of the country suffering from difficulties in the availability of coverage, according to an IIABA survey.

Assets held in fixed annuities increased 1% during the third quarter, to $66.4 billion as of Sept. 30, 2008, according to LIMRA International Inc.

Rules passed in the wake of the financial services meltdown will likely require insurers to exhibit better control of their processes.

A new study finds that the mutual fund industry is a growing rival to insurers.

The health insurer is the first in the nation to be integrated on Google’s new platform.

New offering from firm aims to deliver viewpoints beyond those offered in its research.

Regulations are imperiled as European Union members spar over changes that could weaken capitol requirements.

Hosted by NAVA, the seminar will offer a variety of educational offerings and guidance, including a panel of independent broker-dealers discussing their firms’ plans to roll out STP programs.

The plan by New York Life Insurance Co.'s investment management arm to change a subsidiary's name has the firm denying that the company is “dismantling.”

Working collaboratively, Camilion and Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters were able to configure, integrate and launch Authority Suite solution in less than six months.

AIG's former CEO wrote the insurer's current chief on Monday, asking for more disclosure on the government's agreement to buy up to $70 billion in toxic mortgage assets underlying AIG's credit default swaps.

Aon's CEO says the new business unit will leverage the talent within the former Benfield Corporate Risk division to bring global solutions to its construction, energy, marine, space and aviation clients.

The Public Entity Risk Institute's (PERI) says its program's expansion signifies increased awareness on the part of government entities of the value of benchmarking and performance measurement to control costs.

A survey of nearly 700 experienced producers found that about one-third think the U.S. economy will stabilize within one year. More than 90% of producers surveyed think their business in 2009 will be as good as, or better, than they were in 2008.